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About Steve Babitsky

Steven Babitsky, Esq. is the founder of SEAK, Inc., the Expert Witness Training Company. He was a personal injury trial attorney for twenty years and is the former managing partner of the firm Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman. Steve has helped expert witnesses and their attorneys prepare for deposition in a broad range of cases, including antitrust, patent, medical malpractice, wrongful death, computer forensics, and many others. He has trained the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Aviation Administration, and he has worked with numerous forensic and financial companies including Fortune 500 companies and has worked with numerous experts to help them expand and grow their practices. Mr. Babitsky is the co-author of the texts How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAK Guide to Testifying as an Expert Witness, How to Be a Successful Expert Witness: SEAK’s A–Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, How to Write an Expert Witness Report, and How to Market Your Expert Witness Practice Evidence-Based Practices. Attorney Babitsky is the co-developer and trainer for the “How to Be an Effective Expert Witness” seminar and has been the seminar leader since 1990 for the Annual National Expert Witness and Litigation Conference. ***The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information.***

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Colorado

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Colorado’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-33-615 (West 2017). This rule requires the court to exclude witnesses from the courtroom as to not hear the testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or when the court orders on its own. [...]

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Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Alaska

Errata Sheets in Alaska are governed statutorily by the Alaska Court Rules, Rule 30(e). Alaska Stat. Ann. Ct. Rules § 30 (West 2017). This rule requires that if either the deponent or one of the parties requests before the completion of the deposition, the transcript should be submitted to the deponent to review. Id. [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:16:59-04:00August 5th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Testimony|Comments Off on Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Alaska

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Arizona

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Arizona’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. § 6-615 (2017). This rule requires that courts exclude a witness from the courtroom to not hear the testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or on its own order. Id. The rule has five exceptions, [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:17:08-04:00August 5th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Arizona

Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Federal Court?

Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that parties submit written reports for all expert witnesses they except to testify in a given case. FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(2). The report must contain a number of things, including a “statement of the compensation to be paid for the study and testimony in [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:17:16-04:00August 4th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Federal Court?

Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Alabama

Errata Sheets in Alabama are governed statutorily by Alabama’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30. ALA. CODE § 5-30(e) (2017). Rule 30(e) states that once the transcript is complete it should be given to the witness to examine and read unless the witness or both parties have agreed to waive this step. Id. The [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:17:26-04:00August 4th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Testimony|Comments Off on Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Alabama

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Alaska

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Alaska’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. ALASKA STAT. ANN. § 6-615 (West 2017). This rule allows the court to exclude a witness from the courtroom as to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or through an order of its own. Id. The [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:17:35-04:00August 4th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Alaska

Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in California?

California’s Code of Civil Procedure governs what information is discoverable in regard to expert witnesses. Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 843 (West 2017). § 843 requires that in regard to financial information, the amount that a witness is compensated to testify must be disclosed. Id. Further, § 2017.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:17:43-04:00August 3rd, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in California?

Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Utah

Errata Sheets in Utah are governed statutorily by Rule 30(e) of Utah’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Utah Code Ann. § 5-30 (West 2017). This Rule states that witnesses can make changes to the transcript in either form or substance. Id. To do so, the witness must sign a statement of the changes and provide [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:18:01-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Testimony|Comments Off on Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Utah

Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Kentucky

Errata Sheets in Kentucky are governed statutorily by Kentucky’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30.05. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30.05 (West 2017). This rule allows any party of the action to request to the deposition officer that the transcript be submitted to the witness. Id. If a request is made, then once the [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:18:11-04:00August 1st, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Testimony|Comments Off on Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Kentucky

Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Connecticut

Errata Sheets in Connecticut are governed statutorily by § 13-30(d) of the Rules for the Superior Court. Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 13-30 (West 2017). This rule requires that if either a party or the deponent request, the completed transcript shall be submitted to the deponent for reading and examination. Id. The witness can [...]

By |2023-07-06T11:18:36-04:00July 31st, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Testimony|Comments Off on Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Connecticut
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